Author Topic: Westland Whirlwind (Read 90331 times)

JOACH1M · « **Reply #270 on:** April 29, 2012, 12:03:37 AM »

Quote from: nrshida on April 25, 2012, 12:38:51 PM

Just keep climbing young Jo. Four Hispanos mounted in the nose, less than 12 inches apart, tends to negate an awful lot of excess power

What is the longest Aces High Mosquito shot on record by the way?

JUGgler · « **Reply #271 on:** May 13, 2012, 10:26:08 PM »

Ahem!! cough cough, spit, gurgle, choke, cough!!

JUGgler

nrshida · « **Reply #272 on:** May 13, 2012, 11:38:35 PM »

You know this aircraft in Whirlybomber format would make a vital contribution to the Aces High ground war

nrshida · « **Reply #273 on:** May 20, 2012, 02:02:50 AM »

Many thanks to my friend Zack1234 for obtaining and scanning this article:-

Debrody · « **Reply #274 on:** May 20, 2012, 06:48:15 AM »

A total laic's question:
was there any Merlin-equipped version of the Whirlwind? What were the differences between the Whirlwind and the Welkin? Is there any chance for the Welkin to meet the criteria?
Couse those could be real decent performers.

nrshida · « **Reply #275 on:** May 21, 2012, 10:48:14 AM »

I'm not sure the Welkin would be very useful or even qualify. Yes it has the much larger Merlin engines but it gained a lot of weight not just the wings and fin but also the pressurised cockpit. It also lost all of the interesting high lift devices.

Interestingly the Welkin had the same high altitude problems as the U2 did a lot later. Teddy Petter's next high altitude project (the Canberra) had low-aspect ratio wings.

Karnak · « **Reply #276 on:** May 21, 2012, 11:18:34 AM »

No Merlin version of the Whirlwind was attempted. If I recall, redesigning it to take the much larger Merlin was judged not worth the effort.

JUGgler · « **Reply #277 on:** June 26, 2012, 07:53:07 PM »

Damn! this was stuck on my shoe when I entered, sorry

JUGgler

Reaper90 · « **Reply #278 on:** June 27, 2012, 07:52:14 PM »

PLEASE, HTC.......PLEASE????

C'mon Dale, I mean, my GOD, we've got praying babies, puppies, kittens, and a praying monkey 'fer Christ sakes!!! What more do you want????

MK-84 · « **Reply #279 on:** June 28, 2012, 06:50:07 PM »

I really really want this

JOACH1M · « **Reply #280 on:** June 29, 2012, 12:56:45 AM »

Quote from: MK-84 on June 28, 2012, 06:50:07 PM

I really really want this

That's what she said!

nrshida · « **Reply #281 on:** June 29, 2012, 01:03:34 AM »

Quote from: Reaper90 on June 27, 2012, 07:52:14 PM

PLEASE, HTC.......PLEASE????

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C'mon Dale, I mean, my GOD, we've got praying babies, puppies, kittens, and a praying monkey 'fer Christ sakes!!! What more do you want????

Ha ha ha, epic!

Yes please HTC, some of us are getting on in terms of Aces High years (which are like dog years only worse), please give us old coots potentially the most challenging / rewarding / fun plane out there, certainly different in nature from the normal variation on a standard theme stuff. We Crikey pilots would show these whippersnappers a thing or two, with their huge horsepower engines. Let's see you outrun / out-climb a dozen well aimed Hispano rounds flying in close formation

Charge · « **Reply #282 on:** June 29, 2012, 03:31:02 AM »

Don't hold yer breath guys. It took 10 years to get 410 in game since it was requested first time.

-C+

nrshida · « **Reply #283 on:** June 29, 2012, 03:40:13 AM »

The first Whirlwind Wishlist thread I could find dates from approximately the same period.

Reaper90 · « **Reply #284 on:** June 29, 2012, 02:22:21 PM »

And besides, the Whirlwind served longer than the 410, arguably with greater impact given that there were only 2 squadrons of them. They wrought havoc on enemy shipping in the Channel and ground targets in France. The Whirlwind pilots greived for their loss when they were forced to move to the Typhoon... This was a very loved little plane

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